Z.I.P. Posted December 13, 2017 Report Posted December 13, 2017 Don't look now folks, but the gutting of Portland Timbers continues, with the trade of Darlington Nagbe to Atlanta United for allocation $$$ and a 2018 international slot. Holy cow! 1 1 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Posted December 14, 2017 SKC trades Saad to NYCFC. https://www.nycfc.com/post/2017/12/14/new-york-city-fc-trade-khiry-shelton-saad-abdul-salaam Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Report Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Continues to evolve. 2018 Zips in MLS Summary... Darlington Nagbe ... Atlanta United Dillon Serna ... Colorado Rapids Wil Trapp ... Columbus Crew Darren Mattocks ... DC United Evan Bush ... Montreal Impact Scott Caldwell ... New England Revolution Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jonathan Lewis ... NYCFC Richie Laryea ... Orlando City Adam Najem ... Philadelphia Union Zarek Valentin ... Portland Timbers Ben Zemanski ... Free Agent Teal Bunbury, Kofi Sarkodie, Chris Korb ... Out of Contract Edited January 9, 2018 by Zip_ME87 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Posted December 15, 2017 Aodhan Quinn signs for 2018 with USL's Orange County SC http://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/867101?referrer_id=2576979 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) The New England Revolution re-signed Teal Bunbury...https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2017/12/15/revolution-re-sign-four-players Continues to evolve. 2018 Zips in MLS Summary... Darlington Nagbe ... Atlanta United Dillon Serna ... Colorado Rapids Wil Trapp ... Columbus Crew Darren Mattocks ... DC United Evan Bush ... Montreal Impact Scott Caldwell, Teal Bunbury ... New England Revolution Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jonathan Lewis ... NYCFC Richie Laryea ... Orlando City Adam Najem ... Philadelphia Union Zarek Valentin ... Portland Timbers Ben Zemanski ... Free Agent Kofi Sarkodie, Chris Korb ... Out of Contract Edited January 9, 2018 by Zip_ME87 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 15, 2017 Author Report Posted December 15, 2017 Traded from Portland to Atlanta, but picked up in Cleveland and flown to Atlanta Quote
TennZip Posted December 19, 2017 Report Posted December 19, 2017 http://www.myajc.com/sports/atlanta-united-darlington-nagbe-part/uTOrDC0RjoKlW7sjQYGMmK/ I thought that this article...would interest some fans of DarNag 1 Quote
fknbuflobo Posted December 21, 2017 Report Posted December 21, 2017 On 12/19/2017 at 9:10 AM, TennZip said: http://www.myajc.com/sports/atlanta-united-darlington-nagbe-part/uTOrDC0RjoKlW7sjQYGMmK/ I thought that this article...would interest some fans of DarNag Soccer Analytics anyone? Enjoy. Quote
Z.I.P. Posted December 22, 2017 Report Posted December 22, 2017 Perry Kitchen Returns? To the Galaxy? http://www.espn.com/soccer/la-galaxy/story/3319903/la-galaxy-pursuing-former-hearts-captainus-international-kitchen-sources Quote
TennZip Posted December 22, 2017 Report Posted December 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: Perry Kitchen Returns? To the Galaxy? http://www.espn.com/soccer/la-galaxy/story/3319903/la-galaxy-pursuing-former-hearts-captainus-international-kitchen-sources would love to see Perry back in the MLS without his great instincts and toughness, there would not have a been a national championship in 2010 and oh.....that rocket kick for a goal Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Posted December 22, 2017 26 minutes ago, Z.I.P. said: Perry Kitchen Returns? To the Galaxy? http://www.espn.com/soccer/la-galaxy/story/3319903/la-galaxy-pursuing-former-hearts-captainus-international-kitchen-sources Great find. If this happens, I might actually become an LA Galaxy fan and enjoy a match at the StubHub Center. Quote
fknbuflobo Posted December 22, 2017 Report Posted December 22, 2017 I attended the match at Bowling Green around Labor Day, 2010. This was Kitchen's coming out party. Air Superiority! On every Goal Kick, every Free Kick for distance, every punt, every long pass was I was yelling PERRY's BALL!!! At the top of my lungs. Those of you who have been with me during a match know that I can be loud. Everyone in Cochrane Stadium heard me. And don't you know it, Perry Kitchen won the ball every single time. Falcons. Could. Not. Stop. Kitchen. That is when I knew that Zips had a man among boys. Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Report Posted December 26, 2017 (edited) https://t.co/TAD5tgM9F3 Edited December 26, 2017 by Zip_ME87 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Report Posted December 27, 2017 16 hours ago, Zip_ME87 said: https://t.co/TAD5tgM9F3 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Report Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) Tom Gardner @tomgardner_ Replying to @NUFC @ussoccer_mnt and @owenkennerus he's developing an English accent haha take a listen 5:54 PM - 26 Dec 2017 Edited December 27, 2017 by Zip_ME87 1 Quote
TennZip Posted December 28, 2017 Report Posted December 28, 2017 https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/fourfourtwo-usas-50-best-american-mens-players-2017-30-21 wil Trapp is #27 on their list https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/fourfourtwo-usas-50-best-american-mens-players-2017-20-11?hub Darlington is #20 on their list DeAndre is #14 on their list #1 thru #10 will be released tomorrow I would expect that others on this board will have some comments.... My only comment will be that Wil Trapp should be ranked higher than Brad Guzan. well, I lied....based on skill level now....Darlington should be ranked higher than Tyler Adams 1 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Posted December 30, 2017 Great sentiment from Steve Zakuani. (responses were fun, too) I wish some of our players wouldn't be in such a rush with their lives but rather enjoy the ride. Quote
TennZip Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 Blair Gavin.....he and Ampai were two of the first to believe in Caleb and his vision http://arizonasports.com/story/1140631/phoenix-risings-gavin-giving-back-to-valley-soccer-community/ Quote
TennZip Posted December 30, 2017 Report Posted December 30, 2017 another great tweet from Steve Z. 2008 and 2009 saw some great players on the akron pitch Quote
TennZip Posted December 31, 2017 Report Posted December 31, 2017 https://www.massivereport.com/2017/12/7/16739826/wil-trapp-reflects-on-his-first-year-as-columbus-crew-scs-captain-mls-2017 Quote
TennZip Posted January 1, 2018 Report Posted January 1, 2018 Nice comments about JLew in this article http://lastwordonsoccer.com/2017/12/29/second-annual-nycfc-bestie-awards/ The “Fearless” Bestie – Jonathan Lewis When NYCFC picked the Akron winger in the 2017 draft, I immediately contacted head coach Jared Embick for the skinny on the Plantation, FL native. And Coach Embick was effusive. “Best winger in the draft” he said. “Incredible speed.” “You won’t be sorry.” And indeed he was all those things. But he was also something I was not expecting: fearless. He would run right at defenders, daring them to try to take the ball from him. That was a revelation, and one only hopes we see more of it in years to come. Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Report Posted January 3, 2018 Galaxy, LAFC make roster moves; there could be a Kitchen addition Quote
Z.I.P. Posted January 4, 2018 Report Posted January 4, 2018 On 12/30/2017 at 5:16 AM, TennZip said: Blair Gavin.....he and Ampai were two of the first to believe in Caleb and his vision http://arizonasports.com/story/1140631/phoenix-risings-gavin-giving-back-to-valley-soccer-community/ OH WOW!! I saw the Grand Canyon women's team in August -- and noticed that one of their best players was a freshman from Green, Hannah Nichols. She played for the Cleveland Internationals while refraining from participating with my HS alma mater. Now I'm amazed to see that Blair Gavin was on the bench, and the HC is also an Akron grad! I guess Blair's name wasn't listed on the one-page roster, and I wouldn't have recognized Derek Leader's name. Blair has retired from playing now -- right? The other connection I have on the Phoenix Rising team is former Louisville midfielder Brock Granger, who was a member of Ken Lolla's memorable 2010 squad, and a grad of Iolani HS here in the islands. 1 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Report Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Z.I.P. said: OH WOW!! I saw the Grand Canyon women's team in August -- and noticed that one of their best players was a freshman from Green, Hannah Nichols. She played for the Cleveland Internationals while refraining from participating with my HS alma mater. Now I'm amazed to see that Blair Gavin was on the bench, and the HC is also an Akron grad! I guess Blair's name wasn't listed on the one-page roster, and I wouldn't have recognized Derek Leader's name. Blair has retired from playing now -- right? The other connection I have on the Phoenix Rising team is former Louisville midfielder Brock Granger, who was a member of Ken Lolla's memorable 2010 squad, and a grad of Iolani HS here in the islands. Doesn't Niko De Vera's sister play for GCU? EDIT: Yes... http://www.gculopes.com/documents/2017/7/18/GCU_WSOC_Quick_Facts.pdf Edited January 4, 2018 by Zip_ME87 1 Quote
Zip_ME87 Posted January 4, 2018 Author Report Posted January 4, 2018 Another great Zips #6 wearing same in the professional ranks. SWEET! 1 Quote
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